US Report: Al-Qaida Affiliates Pose Growing Threat

The United States says a growing number of al-Qaida affiliates and other terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa pose a serious threat to U.S. interests and allies. The warning comes as part of the State Department's annual report on global terrorism. Last September's deadly attack on a Nairobi shopping mall is an indication, according to the State Department, that al-Qaida's central leadership is weakening as affiliated or like-minded terrorist groups gain...

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